Line of code:	OK	Not OK
String line = "The Sky was like a WaterDrop" ;	X
String a = line.toLowerCase();	X
String b = toLowerCase( line );		X
String c = toLowerCase( "IN THE SHADOW OF A THORN");		X
String d = "Clear, Tranquil, Beautiful".toLowerCase();	X
System.out.println( "Dark, forlorn...".toLowerCase() );	X

Temporary Objects

The "OK" answer for the last two lines might have surprised you, but those lines are correct (although perhaps not very sensible.) Here is why:

String d     =  "Clear, Tranquil, Beautiful".toLowerCase();
                 ---------------+-----------     ---+---
   |                            |                   |
   |                            |                   |
   |             First:  a temporary String         |
   |                     object is created          |
   |                     containing these           |
   |                     these characters.          |
   |                                                |
   |                                               Next: the toLowerCase() method of
   |                                                     the temporary object is
Finally:  the reference to the second                    called. It creates a second 
          object is assigned to the                      object, containing all lower
          reference variable, d.                         case characters.

The temporary object is used to construct a second object. The reference to the second object is assigned to d. Now look at the last statement:

System.out.println( "Dark, forlorn...".toLowerCase() );

A String is constructed. Then a second String is constructed (by the toLowerCase() method). The second String is used a parameter for println(). Both String objects are temporary.

Answer:

Temporary Objects

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